The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-06-24
QUEEN VICTORIA.

and the Scotch king stood next to the English
line in right Of claim. Henry Wits son,
Edward vi, died in boyhood; his half sister,
Mary, though married, died childless, and
the remaining sister, Elizabeth, never mar
ried. So on her death her fathers line was
extinct, and the crown went to her cousin,
James vi of Scotland and James Of
England. He was coward, pedant,
a glutton and a voluptuary; but he was
the undoubted heir of Alfred the Great, of
the PlantaSenets both York and Lancaster.
OF Henry Tudor, and of William the Con-
queror. Add that he had more learning than
wisdom, and vanity that would have been
called childish if it had not been too disgust
ing, and one may see how easily he came to
look upon himself as "divinely appointed"
His son Charles l was beheaded: his son
Charles III died without legitimate issue, and
the laiter's brother, James II, was driven
away by the revolution of 1858, after which
1t was enacted by parliament that none but
Protestants should wear the crown. So
Mary, daughter of James II, was set UP,
with her husband William Ill; but they
died childless. James second daughter Anne
succeeded, but she died childless, and so the
Protestant line of Charles was extinct, and
the claim went back to James I, and to his
daughter Elizabeth, who was married to the
Elector Palatine in Germany on Feb. IA,
1913 She had daughter Sophia, who had
married Ernest Augustus, sovereign of Han
over; so the British parliament, anticipating
the death of Queen Anne without living
issue, had enacted that the crown right
should be sin the Princess Sophia and the
heirs of her body, being Protestants." She
died before Anne, however and her son be-
came king of England and elector of Han
over as George l. This brought in the house
Of Hanover and the four Georges, and finally
Victoria. In the meantime the Catholic side
of the old Stuart line, namely, the descend
ants Of James II through his Catholic sons,
had become extinct, 30 all claims of all races,
religions and dynasties areonce more united
in Victoria. E
IL George III was succeeded by his Oldest son
George w, who died without legitimate issue
and was succeeded by William Nv, third son
of George III. EarIy0n the Goth Of June,
1887, he too did Wittout legitimate issue; 20
the right to The crown went next to the
fourth son, Edward, Duke of Kent, but as
that prince had died soon after the birth Of
his only daughter, Victoria, she succeeded to
his rights. There still remained the fifth son
of George III, Ernest, Duke of Cumber-
land; and as the law Of Hanover did not
allow woman to reign chat country had
become kingdom), Ernest succeeded to the
crown and took himself off, to the great de-
light of Englishmen of all ranks, who de-
tested him and were pleased with the separa-
ton of the kingdoms. Victoria was born at
Kensington palace, May "a, 1919, and was
therefore but 1S years old when she became
queen. Her mother had reared her in great
seclusion, and her education and training
were excellent The dignitaries who went
before daylight to announce to the princess
the death of her royal uncle relate that ito
prove that she did not keep them waiting she
came into the room in loose white night
gown and shawl, her night cap thrown of
and her hair falling upon her shoulders, her